Southwestern Association of Naturalists

2026

2025

 2024

Ari Rice
Texas Tech University

Elaine Aguilar Nazare

Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Gihovani Ademir Samano Barbosa, Metropolitan Autonomous University – Iztapalapa 

Patterns of selection and introgression among hybridizing Leiothlypis warblers in west Texas, plus genome-wide association studies / Patrones de selección e introgresión entre reinitas Leiothlypis hibridantes en el oeste de Texas, además de estudios de asociación del genoma completo

Migration of zooplankton species by endozoochory of migratory birds. Migracion de especies de zooplancton por endozoocoria de aves migratorias

Population dynamics and its relationship with the reproductive cycle of Mormoops Megalophylla in a cave in Eastern Mexico. Dinámica poblacional y su relación con el ciclo reproductivo de Mormoops megalophylla en una cueva del este de México

Ruben U. Tovar

University of Texas - Austin

Peter Pfaff

Farm pond fish communities: build it and they will come, stock it and they won’t / Comunidades de peces de estanques agrícolas: constrúyelo y vendrán, siembralo con peces y no vendrán

2021

Angélica Colín Martínez

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México

Evaluation of Philopatry in Mugil cephalus and M. curema for the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific / Evaluacion de la Filopatria en Mugil cephalus y M. curema para el Golfo de Mexico y el Pacifico Mexicano

Justin W. Agan

Oklahoma State University

How Juvenile Sexually Dimorphic Traits Impact Intrasexual Interactions and Fitness in the Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) / Como Caracteristicas Juveniles Sexualmente Dimorficas Impactan las Interacciones Intrasexuales y la Adecuacion en la Lagartija de Collar (Crotaphytus collaris)

Annamaria Savarino-Drago

Breeding success and spatial use of habitat of the Mexican endemic Sierra Madre sparrow in the trans-mexican volcanic belt / Éxito reproductivo y uso espacial de habitat del endémico Mexicano gorrión serrano en el je neovolcánico transversal

2016

Hollis Dahn

University of Central Florida

Comparative phylogeography of Arizona elegans and Rhinocheilus lecontei: two perspectives on North American desert biogeography / Filogeografia comparativa de Arizona elegans y Rhinocheilus lecontei: dos perspectivas sobre la biogeografia del desierto de América del Norte.

2015

Lucas K. Hall

Brigham Young University

Desert bats and water: the importance of flight maneuverability in a changing climate/Los murciélagos del desierto y el agua: la importancia de maniobrabilidad de vuelo en un clima cambiante.

2014

Adam W. Ferguson

Texas Tech University

Skunks at the crossroads: assessing the interplay between environmental, morphological and genetic variation in the American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus)/Zorrillos en la encrucijada: Evaluación de la interacción entre el medio ambiente, variaciones morfológicas, y genéticas en el zorrillo Conepatus leuconotus.

2013

Nathan S. Holoubek

Emporia State University

Bird occupancy in relation to habitat structure in the oak savanna cross timbers of Kansas, USA / Ocupacion de pajaros en relacion a estructuras de habitat en el roble sabana a traves de bisques de Kansas, USA.

2012

Jesús A. Fernández

Louisiana State University

Comparative biogeography of the arid lands of central Mexico/ Biogeografía comparada de las zonas áridas del centro de México.

2012

Sara B. González-Pérez

University of Oklahoma

Bats of Colima, México: characterizing ecological aspects of distributions and habitats/Murciélagos de Colima, México: caracterizando aspectos ecológicos de su distribución y habitat.

2011

Jason Strickland

Angelo State University

Phylogeography of the cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, determined by AFLP and venom protein profiles/Filogeografia del mocasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus, determinado por AFLP y los perfiles de proteinas del veneno.

2010

Shahan Derkarabetian

San Diego State University

Systematics of the Sclerobuninae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores): Cryptic Species and Troglomorphic Evolution / Sistemática Del Sclerobuninae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores): Especies Secreta Y Evolución De Troglomórphico.

2009

Nicté Ordóñez-Garza

Texas Tech University

Sphenotypic and genetic concordance in three species of Central American Peromyscus (Rodentia, Cricetidae).

2008

Jennifer Gumm

Lehigh University

Sex recognition by pupfish: who are female mimics fooling?

2007

Bart W. Durham

Texas Tech University

The influence of stream-discharge on the reproductive success of Great Plains cyprinids: Isi it time for a new paradigm?

2006

P. Raelyn Deaton

University of Oklahoma

Do big boys always win? Male body size affects reproductive success in a livebearing fish.

2005

James B. Johnson

Stephen F. Austin State University

Selection on tadpole morphology and swimming performance: an evaluation of the morphology, performance, and fitness paradigm.

2004

Scott P. Egan

Texas State University

Host plant quality and local adaptation as determinants of the distribution of a gall-forming herbivore.

2003

Dave P. Onorato

Oklahoma State University

Genetic structure of American black bears in the desert southwest of North America: Conservation implications for recolonization.

2002

Ricardo Torres-Cervantes

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Reproductive patterns of an anuran community from the Chihuahuan Desert in Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosí, México.

2002

Chad W. Hargrave

University of Oklahoma

Density-dependent ecosystem effects of fishes from four functional groups.

2001

Linda M. Ilse

Oklahoma State University

Porcupines, pinyon pines, and pine engravers: what's the connection.

2000

Christine L. Hice

Texas Tech University

The impact of habitat and disturbance on small mammal community structure in humid tropical forests.

1999

Richard D. Stevens
Texas Tech University

Tropical bats, subtropical communities, and biogeographic interfaces: Seasonal variation in the structure of a guild of frugivores.

1998

Karen Voltura
University of Oklahoma

Parental investment in house sparrows (Passer domesticus): An experimental manipulation of brood sex ratio.

1997

Paul J. Gier
University of Oklahoma

The interplay between environment, social behavior, and morphology: case studies in Iguanids.

1996

J. Curtis Creighton
University of Oklahoma

Reproductive tradeoffs in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis.